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Tom Harding

Established By The Power Of The Gospel

Romans 16:25-27
Tom Harding May, 10 2026 Audio
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Romans 16:25-27
Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
27 To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.,

In the sermon "Established By The Power Of The Gospel," Tom Harding addresses the theological topic of the power of the gospel as it relates to the life of believers, particularly focusing on God's sovereignty in salvation and the revelation of Christ. He articulates the central argument that the gospel not only establishes believers in faith but also assures them of their standing before God through Christ's redemptive work. Key Scripture reference, Romans 16:25-27, undergirds this argument by illustrating God's power to establish believers and revealing the mystery of the gospel that commands obedience from all nations. Harding emphasizes the doctrinal significance of the gospel in affirming the Reformed doctrines of grace and highlighting God’s wisdom and glory through Christ, encouraging believers to live in light of this transformative message.

Key Quotes

“The power of the gospel is what sustains us, anchoring our faith in the midst of uncertainty.”

“God’s revealed mystery through Christ is an invitation to all nations, calling them to the obedience of faith.”

“In acknowledging only God’s wisdom, we recognize that our salvation and identity are grounded entirely in His grace.”

“Every facet of the gospel prepares us to glorify God through Jesus Christ, eternally securing our hope.”

What does the Bible say about the power of the gospel?

The Bible teaches that the gospel is the power of God for salvation, establishing believers in Christ.

According to Romans 1:16-17, Paul proclaims that he is not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes. This power establishes believers upon the rock, which is Jesus Christ, emphasizing that our standing before God is not based on our works, but solely on the gospel. Paul reinforces this in Romans 16:25, where he attributes the power to establish believers to God Himself, highlighting the necessity of the gospel for a secure relationship with God.

Romans 1:16-17, Romans 16:25

How do we know the doctrine of justification by faith is true?

The truth of justification by faith is grounded in Scripture, particularly in Romans 3 and 4.

Justification by faith is a central tenet of Reformed theology, vividly illustrated in Romans 3:19-26, where Paul states that all the world is guilty before God and cannot be justified by the law. Instead, righteousness comes freely by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Romans 4 further elucidates this by showing that Abraham was justified by faith before the law was given, affirming that it is faith, not works, that secures our righteousness. This doctrine underscores the sovereignty of God in salvation, as it is He who justifies the ungodly.

Romans 3:19-26, Romans 4

Why is the concept of election important for Christians?

Election underscores God's sovereignty in salvation, affirming that it is by His grace that we are saved.

The doctrine of election, as presented in Romans 9:11-16, highlights that God's choice is not based on human works or merit but solely on His mercy and purpose. This truth reassures Christians that their salvation is secure, rooted in God's will rather than fluctuating human efforts. Furthermore, Romans 11:5 states that at the present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace, illustrating that God's elect will be saved, motivating believers to rest in His promise and grace. Election is significant as it ensures that God will accomplish His purpose in fulfilling His covenant promises.

Romans 9:11-16, Romans 11:5

What does the Bible teach about salvation being by grace alone?

Salvation is by grace alone, as highlighted in Ephesians 2:8-9, which emphasizes it is not of works.

The principle of salvation by grace alone is a foundational truth in the Reformed faith. Ephesians 2:8-9 states that we are saved by grace through faith, not of ourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, so that no one may boast. This highlights the absolute necessity of God's unmerited favor in our salvation. Romans 11:6 further reinforces this by stating that if salvation is by grace, then it cannot be based on works, as this would nullify grace. The assurance of salvation rests entirely in God's grace and not in human efforts or merit.

Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 11:6

How does preaching relate to the power of the gospel?

Preaching is vital for revealing the gospel, which is the means God uses to call His elect.

Preaching the gospel is a divinely instituted means by which God calls His chosen people to faith. In 1 Corinthians 1:21, Paul asserts that it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe. The proclamation of the gospel serves as the avenue through which the Holy Spirit applies the grace of God to sinners, awakening them to spiritual life. Romans 16:25 emphasizes that the establishment of believers is according to the gospel and its preaching, affirming that through the faithful explanation and application of Scripture, God uses preaching to communicate His truth and effect regeneration in the hearts of His people.

1 Corinthians 1:21, Romans 16:25

Sermon Transcript

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Okay, Romans 16. Romans 16. And as we close out this Bible study, we want to look at the last seven verses or so. Romans 16, verse 20, down through verse 27. I'm taking the title from the words found in verse 25. Now to him that is of power to establish you. God has all power to establish you and he establishes his people upon the rock, the Lord Jesus Christ. Established in the power of the gospel, that's how this epistle started and how Paul finishes talking about the sovereign almighty power of God. Hold your place there in Romans 16 and turn back to Romans 1. Romans 1, verse 16. And I got a warning for you. We're going to be turning and looking at several scriptures, so get your fingers warmed up. Romans 16, chapter 1, verse 16. There we go.

For I'm not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, the gospel of Christ for or because it is the power of God unto salvation. To everyone that believe it, to the Jew first, also to the Greek, for therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith, from Christ to Christ. As it is written, the just shall live by faith. The just shall live by faith. So established according to the power of the gospel, the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now, this is mentioned several times, the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

If you look back to Romans chapter 15, verse 15, excuse me, Romans 15, verse 16. Romans 15, 16, that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by God the Holy Spirit, that I should be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, the gospel of God concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. Same chapter, Romans 15, verse 19, through mighty signs and wonders by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem round about unto Lyconium, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ to you." Down to verse 29, Romans 15, verse 29.

And I'm sure that when I come unto you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessings of the gospel of Christ. The gospel of God, the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the gospel concerning all about the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ alone.

Well, as we conclude our study in the Book of Romans, it has been for me, and I trust for you, a very profitable journey. I think this makes the fourth time over these 32 years, the fourth time that we've been through the book of Romans. And every time I go through the book of Romans, the Lord is pleased to teach me something more of himself, more about the Lord Jesus Christ. So it's always good to spend our time together. When we come together, we come together to worship, but we come together to worship around the gospel. as the gospel is made known and revealed unto us in the word.

Now we have learned many important and valuable lessons how God justifies the ungodly and how God saves sinners. And that's so plainly declared in the book of Romans. Let's go back and review for just a moment. Romans chapter 3, turn there first of all. Many valuable and important lessons how God saves sinners. Romans 3, verse 19, now we know that what things whoever the law sayeth that sayeth to them that are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may become guilty before God.

Therefore, by the deed of the law, there shall no flesh be justified in his sight. For by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets, even the righteousness of God which is by the faith of Jesus Christ. unto all and upon all them that believe there is no difference.

For all have sinned, all have come short of the glory of God, being justified freely by his grace through the redeeming blood that is in the Lord Jesus Christ. Verse 26 of Romans 3, to the clerist say at this time, his righteousness that he might be just and the justifier of those who believe. So how does God justify sinners? By his grace through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

And again, if you look at Romans chapter 4 verse 5, to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. For even David As David also described, the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputeth righteousness without work, saying, blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. Now that's the blessed man.

Let's turn to one or two more. In Romans chapter five, verse 19, we learn There's truth about the federal headship of Christ and the federal headship of Adam. Romans 519, for by one man's disobedience, many were made sinners. So by the obedience of one, shall many be made righteous. We see there what happened in Adam, what happened in Christ. Moreover, the law entered that the offense might abound, but where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.

That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so, might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. Let's see if we can read one more. Turn to Romans 8. Verse 1, there is therefore now no condemnation to those who were in Jesus Christ, who walked not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free, free from the law, free from the law of happy condition, hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Well, we could read many more. Romans 8, 32.

He that spared not his own son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who can lay anything to the charge of God's elect?" Romans 9, let's turn there. Romans 9, this is a quick review, a summary as it is written.

The children, verse 11. Being not yet born, neither have he done any good or evil that the purpose of God, according to election, might stand. Not of works, but of him that calleth. It was said unto her, the elder shall serve the younger, as it is written, Jacob have I loved, Esau have I hated. Down to verse 16, Romans 9. So then, it's not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that shows mercy. Can we read a couple more? Romans 10.

Verse one, brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel, that they might be saved, for I bear them record. They have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge, for they being ignorant of God's righteousness, going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

Now, you notice what keeps coming up? This thing of righteousness, righteousness, righteousness. When we talk about righteousness, you want to think of a person. A person. I had a man tell me one time, he said, well, I'm trusting the imputed righteousness of Christ.

I said, you're trusting the wrong thing. We're trusting Christ who is our righteousness. We don't trust a doctrine. That is a true doctrine. We just read it. Blessed is the man whom the Lord imputes righteousness for that work. But we don't trust a doctrine, we trust a person. Salvation is in a person. Christ is our righteousness alone before God.

Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth, that believe it. Can we read one more? Romans 11 verse five. Even so, then, at this present time, there's a remnant according to the election of grace. Salvation's all of grace. Election is of grace. Election is true. And if by grace, then it's no more works. Otherwise, grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it's no more grace. Otherwise, work is no more work.

There's just two religions in this world. One is right. One is wrong. There's just two religions in this world, Christ or works. Cain or Abel. Just two. The way of the flesh or the way of salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ alone. Christ alone. So that's a good review, isn't it? Now, let's look at verse 25. Now to him that is a power to establish you. Who can establish us? Who can establish us? None but the Lord Jesus Christ alone can establish us in the Gospel.

I like the story of the little boy that was rescued from a stormy, stormy sea. This is back years ago when they sailed on ships and the ship was coming into a port and there was a ferocious storm and it blew the ship away from the safe harbor and blew it onto some rocks.

And the ship broke apart and the story goes that everyone perished but a little boy. A little boy about the age of Braxton. And that little boy was out on a rock. And they came, he stayed there all night on that rock. And they came to rescue him the following day looking for survivors. And they found that little boy on this rock.

And they came and they rescued him and they asked him, said, well, Weren't you afraid and didn't you shiver and weren't you moved? He said, oh yeah. Yeah, I was afraid. I shivered. And I was terrified, but I wasn't moved because that rock didn't move one time. That rock didn't shiver. I was safe on the rock. And that rock is Christ.

He is a power to establish you according to my gospel. We're established. How? We're established not by works of righteousness, which we have done, but we're established, rooted and grounded only in the Lord Jesus Christ. You remember Isaiah 28, verse 16. God said, behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation of stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone. He that believeth on him shall not be moved. And when Paul quotes it, And Peter quotes it, shall not be confounded, shall not be ashamed. We're resting on the rock, we're established on the rock of ages, the Lord Jesus Christ.

He's a power to establish you. Now how much power does he have? How much power does Almighty God have? His arm is almighty. None can stay His hand or sin to Him. What doest thou? The arm of the Lord, He has the mighty power to save us. The gospel of Christ is the power of God unto salvation. How much power does it take to save a dead, vile, guilty sinner? To raise him from the dead and to make him in the sight of God without sin. Justified. What kind of power does it take? It takes the power of God. Can a dead man raise himself up? I bet you've never seen a dead man down at the funeral home get up and walk out, have you?

Why not? He's dead. Does he have any power? No, he's dead. Does he have a free will? No, he's dead. You see, his nature is his problem. He's dead. And that's us spiritually. Spiritually, we're graveyard dead in sin. And Adam, we could have read that in Romans 5, 12, and Adam all died. One man's disobedience. We all became guilty. We are all sinful, not upon the basis of our personal transgression against God. Although we're guilty. But we stand guilty before God because when Adam sinned, I was in him. What he did, I did. When he stood, I stood. When he fell, I fell. By one man's disobedience, many were made sinners. So by the obedience of another shall many be made righteous. That's such a key verse. That's such a key verse.

He is a power to establish you. to establish you in Christ, to solid rock, to establish you according. I love that word according. I brought a message one time all about according to, according to. According to not your works, not your feelings. Well, I just feel I'm saved. Well, you're in trouble. You're in trouble. Feelings come and feelings go. Feelings are deceiving.

My warrant is the word of God. Nothing else is worth believing. That old German preacher said that. His name was Luther. Nothing else is worth believing. Though all my heart should feel condemned for want of some sweet token, I know one whose word is greater than my heart, whose word cannot be broken. So I'll trust God's unchanging hand till soul and body sever. The words of men will pass away. God's word abides forever." Forever.

He's a power to establish you according to my gospel. My gospel. Now, what is Paul talking about when he's talking about my gospel? Let's see if we can find out here. Let's turn over here to 2 Timothy 1. 2 Timothy 1, according to my gospel. Now, 2 Timothy 1, look at verse 7.

For God hath not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, there's that word again, and of love, and of a sound mind, we have the mind of Christ, to trust Him. For God hath not given us a spirit of fear, but that of power, love, and of a of a right mind thinking upon Christ. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord. Now let me give you a little content.

Paul is writing this while he's in prison. Paul is sitting on death row. He's about to face the chopping block. And he's writing back to a young preacher. The young preacher maybe was Maybe he's thinking, Timothy, maybe he's thinking, well, Paul is in prison and he's about to be executed. If I go around preaching those things that Paul preached, they're gonna kill me too.

Maybe he's having these thoughts of, maybe I'll just kind of tone it down a little bit. Maybe not be so bold and these things, but look what he says here. Don't be ashamed. Don't be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, his prisoner, but be a partaker of the afflictions of the gospel of God according to the power of God. There's that power again. The power of God. The power of God. who saved us, now watch how he says this, the power of God who saved us, and then He called us. When did God save us? He saved us before He called us. When did God save His people?

In that eternal covenant of grace. He's the surety of the everlasting covenant. It's God who saved us, it's God who called us. In time, He called you by the gospel. But He saved you back in eternity. He justified you back in eternity. according as we were chosen in Him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy without blame before Him in love. He didn't choose us because we were holy, He chose us to make us holy in Christ.

God who saved us, called us with a holy calling, not according to our works. but according to his own purpose and grace, which has given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, but now is made manifest by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. But now is made manifest by the appearing of our Savior, who abolished death and hath brought life and immortality through the gospel, whereunto I am appointed a preacher and apostle and a teacher of the Gentile, for the which cause I suffer these things. Nevertheless, I'm not ashamed." As we read in Romans 116, I'm not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, it's the power of God and salvation. I'm not ashamed because I know whom I have believed.

This is a good definition of faith. I know whom I have believed, not what, not when. I know whom I have believed. And I'm persuaded, remember Abraham believed God and was persuaded that all that God had promised he's able to perform, that's in Romans chapter 4, we studied that. I'm persuaded that he is able to keep that which I've committed on him against that day.

Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou has heard of me in faith and love, which is in the Lord Jesus Christ. So Paul said, I'm not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. Let's read one other scripture. Back to 1 Timothy. I told you I was going to turn and read. 1 Timothy chapter 1. Turn with me. 1 Timothy chapter 1, verse 11.

According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, some have said this verse could be written according to the Blessed gospel of the glory of God, which was committed to my trust I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who enabled me for that he counted me faithful putting me into the ministry Who was before a blasphemer? Now this is Saul of Tarsus. He's talking about this this self righteous religious Pharisee who's before a blasphemer a persecutor a Everyone who called on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, he made sure they were arrested, put in jail, and executed.

When they stoned Stephen to death, and he told those old Jews, just let me, let me hold, take your coat off so you can chuck them stones a little bit, a little bit stronger. Let me hold your coat. He stood there and watched them dash the brains of Stephen. watched him stoned to death. And he said, praise ye the Lord.

He said, before I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, an injurious one who caused injury and death. But I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly. I did it in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ was an exceeding abundant with faith and love, exceeding an abundant grace with faith and love, which is in Christ Jesus. For this is a faithful saying, this is worthy of all acceptation, that the Lord Jesus Christ came into the world to say, sinners, I'm the chief one. You remember what Paul said we studied in Romans 7?

Oh, wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from this body of death? That's what this is, this body of death. I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. That's the only way out. This robe of flesh I'll drop and rise to be absent from his body to be present with the Lord and shout while passing through the air, oh, farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer. Then we'll see him face to face, face to face with Christ my Lord. Now to him, back to the text, Now to him that has power to establish you according to my gospel."

My gospel, the gospel of God concerning Christ. Paul, when he writes in Romans 1, he said, I'm separated unto the gospel of God which was promised afore of the prophets concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. The gospel of God is all about the Lord Jesus Christ who was made of the seed of David according to flesh. He was a son of David. But declared to be the son of God, how?

By the resurrection from the dead. According to my gospel and the preaching, the preaching, now how important is preaching? The preaching of Jesus Christ. We preach not ourselves. We've had that on the front of the bulletin. The front of the bulletin, we've had that statement, that scripture on there for the last 32 years. 2nd Corinthians 4 verse 5, for we preach not ourselves but Christ Jesus the Lord and ourselves your servant for his sake. Verse 6 says, it's not on the bulletin, but verse 6 said, for God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness has shined in our heart to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God as it shines in the face of Jesus Christ. according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ.

That's how Christ is revealed, according to the revelation of the mystery. Now, how important is the preaching of the gospel? Taking this word, verse by verse, Paul, when he writes back to young Timothy, while he's on death row, we read 2 Timothy chapter 1, but over in chapter 4, he says this about preaching. This is his last word of instruction to this young preacher.

He said, I charge you before God and the Lord Jesus Christ to preach the Word. Preach Christ. Be instant, in season, out of season. Reprove, rebuke with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when men will not endure sound doctrine. Boy, that day is here. That day is here.

According to the preaching of the gospel, according to the revelation of the mystery, God uses the preaching of the gospel. Now, will you hear me? God uses the preaching of the gospel to call out his people. The preaching of the gospel. Now, I'm not talking just about preaching. And my pastor used to say the woods are full of preaching. full of preachers.

Everybody's brother or brother-in-law or kin or something, well he's a preacher. People ask me all the time when they find out I'm a pastor, they say, well you know this guy? Do you know that guy? Do you know him? He's a preacher. My brother over here, my cousin, do you know him?

No. I don't know any other preachers that are preaching the gospel of God's grace and glory in Christ Jesus, but what has been from this pulpit for the last 40 years. But here's the point I'm trying to make. Preaching has to do with communicating a message from God.

It pleased God through the foolishness of preaching to call out His people. And when God, the seed of the Word in the new birth, the seed is the Word of God. The Word of God being born again of that incorruptible seed, the Word of God. God the Holy Spirit has to bless that Word preached to the heart of God's people, and we call that Holy Spirit regeneration. He takes the seed of the Word of Life that's quick and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword. Of His own will begat He us with the Word of Truth. It pleased God through preaching to call out His people. And God's people, when they hear the Word, they hear not just Word only, but they hear in power and in understanding.

I think about this all the time when I plant my garden in the spring. You take that shriveled up piece of corn, dried up corn, and you plant it in some fertile ground. And then the Lord sends the rain. The Lord sends the sunshine. But you have to have a seed. There's no corn going to spring up without the seed. And we plant the seed. Paul said, I planted. God polished water. It's God who gives the increase. The only thing I can do is declare unto you what God has said, and then leave you alone. I can't convict you of your sin. I can't give you faith. I can't give you love for Christ. Only He can do that. But it's done through the preaching of the Gospel.

I'm so thankful. Fifty years ago, fifty-one years ago, there's my memory again. Fifty-one years ago, the Lord moved us, Bridget and I, to Ashland, Kentucky. Why did we go there? At the time, I had no idea. But God has His faithful servant in that city, and He preached the Gospel to me, and God used that preached Word to see that the Word of Life gave me life in Christ Jesus. See what he's saying here? Now, to him that is a power to establish it according to my Gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began.

The gospel doesn't come by education, it comes by believing it, and faith is a gift of God. It comes by revelation, not by education. I can't educate you into the kingdom of God. You can go to university and get a good education. I'm all for that. But the gospel is learned by revelation. Revelation, He's hid these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them unto babes.

You remember in Matthew chapter 16, we went through Matthew chapter 16, you remember that chapter? Whom do men say that I the son of man am? And they said, well, some say John the Baptist or Elijah or another prophet come back from the dead, John raised up. But he said, whom do you say that I am? Remember the answer? Peter said, oh, we believe and we are sure thou art the Christ. And the Lord said, boy, you're a blessed man.

Flesh and blood did not reveal that unto you but my father, my father. The revelation of the mystery, the gospel is hid from the wise and prudent. It must be revealed unto us. Turn one page, 1 Corinthians chapter 1. 1 Corinthians chapter 1. Verse 21, for after that, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God. 1 Corinthians 1, 21. It pleased God through the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

For the Jews require a sign. They still do. The Greeks, Gentile, they still seek wisdom. Still do. But we preach Christ crucified. Unto the Jews, stumbling block. Unto the Greeks, foolishness. But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, Christ is the wisdom of God.

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, the weakness of God is stronger than men. For you see your calling, brethren, not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to found the wise. God hath chosen the weak things of the world to found the things which are mighty. And the base things of the world and the things which are despised hath God chosen. And the things which are not, to bring to naught the things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence.

Verse 30, but of him are you in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, that according as it is written, he that would glory, let him glory only in the Lord. Back to Romans 16, and I have to wind this up here. Kept secret since the world began, God in time, in the fullness of time. Christ is a lamb slain from the foundation of the world, right? But in the fullness of the time, God sent forth his son, made of a woman, made under the law to redeem them that were under the law.

But now, verse 26, is made manifest by the scriptures. This Scripture tells us everything about Christ. You remember the risen Lord said in Luke 24 that all things must be fulfilled which are written in the prophets and in the Psalms. Concerning me, we've been studying the Psalms and Isaiah for a number of years. It's all about Christ, is it not? but now is made manifest by the scripture, the scriptures of the prophets.

Acts 10.43, to him give all the prophets witness according to that commandment, there's that word according again, according to my gospel, according to the revelation, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known unto all nations. to the obedience of faith, or for the obedience of faith. The risen Lord said, go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. Go and preach the gospel to all nations, and through that preaching, faith comes by hearing, hearing by the word of God.

You can't get away from the word, the written word, You remember Hebrews 4.12, where the word of God is quick and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to dividing asunder soul and spirit, and as discerner of thought, the intent of the heart.

For all things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. The written word we have in front of us. What's the message of the written word that's quick and powerful? It's the living word. The Word was made flesh, the Word was with God, and the Word was God. God was the Word, and the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.

And we beheld His glory as of the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. Verse 27, to God only wise, He's the only wise God, be glory through Jesus Christ forever and ever, ever and ever. And ever? Amen. The song of glory is this, and it's going to be an eternal song. You read about it in Revelation chapter 5. Worthy is the lamb that was slain to receive all honor, glory, blessing, power, now and forever. And you know what? Amen. Amen.
Tom Harding
About Tom Harding
Tom Harding is pastor of Zebulon Grace Church located at 6088 Zebulon Highway, Pikeville, Kentucky 41501. You may also contact him by telephone at (606) 631-9053, or e-mail taharding@mikrotec.com. The website address is www.henrytmahan.com.

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